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Author Topic: 11 signs you are a booth geek Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-25-2004 03:51 AM                     More I just thought of today... 24.) You only know what the date/day is because of the release dates. (When I went into retail for a brief time i never know what day it was) 25.) You were more impressed with the richness of the colors than the people doing it in the sex scene. 26.) If you've ever said "Who's your projectionist?" 27.) If you get excited about splicer cleaning 28.) You've found more than 5 uses for FilmGuard in one day 29.) You know how many times you've threaded (within 10 threads) shows and it's greater than 10,000 (the guy who trained me did this)  |  IP: Logged Bob Healey Film Handler Posts: 93 From: Milford, CT Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-27-2004 12:44 AM                     30.) When the screen goes white, you instinctively look at the booth to see if you missed a changeover or if the film broke. (only applies to booths without automation) 31.) You have the night off, but you start looking at your watch when the 1st set is supposed to start and feel like you forgot something.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-27-2004 04:43 AM                     I don't know about you guys, but this is me... When you can think back at any movie in the past and remember what theater complex you saw it in, what auditorium you were in, how many reels it was, the picture format, the available sound formats on the print, the releasing studio, and any print, sound or presentation defects...but you'll be damned if you can remember who was watching it with you!  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 07-27-2004 06:38 AM                        When you use your film cans to play bowling. (totally not me! That should probably be under bad booth geek) When you cut up scenes/frames from other trailers and splice together your own trailer. And then show it to the booth manager just to let them know that you don't have enough to do! When you hug the lamp house just because you miss it sooo much after not seeing it for a week. hmmm... I think I actually did that "once"  |  IP: Logged Kristin Wahlund Film Handler Posts: 92 From: Eagan, MN Registered: Jul 2001 posted 07-27-2004 11:08 AM                     quote: Dominic Espinosa Not to be outdone by Kristin, but... Is there another Kristin here and I missed it somehow? Or am I just getting old?  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-27-2004 11:29 AM                     No, I was just referencing your well-done box attendant thread Does anyone else here get offended and call the people nimrods in your mind when somebody won't show you their booth so you can show them how to fix the dumbass movie you're watching because they're lame? If you can fix loop sizes while the show is running. (Good for when trainees are still learning) If you run your rp40 loop and check your a-chain every other day in each house just to be sure everything is properly adjusted. You know the exact sizes of all the fasteners on your platters, projectors, and sound heads.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-27-2004 06:42 PM                     quote: Dominic Espinosa If you can fix loop sizes while the show is running. Unless you are running Dreamcatchers somewhere, I REALLY didn't wanna know how you did this. -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-27-2004 07:44 PM                        You remove a frame of a film and have it made into a slide for your slide presentation. Also: Your projectors have names (for the projectionist who has spent WAY too much time in the booth). "This projector, her name is Betty, she's reel good with film...."  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-28-2004 04:29 AM                     Is it just me or does anybody else get annoyed whenever someone watching you build up a movie exclaims "Fight Club!" and gets excited when you make a splic?  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-28-2004 05:12 AM                        nah, a good swift punch in the gut tends to shut 'em up. carl  |  IP: Logged Christian Volpi Master Film Handler Posts: 349 From: Arlington, NE Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-28-2004 05:38 PM                        Or how about when you hear a song on the radio and you know that it played during the credits on _____movie.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-30-2004 02:58 PM                     Even worse than that I do trailer music. I get excited when I put on obscure music and my friends ask me what it is and I tell them it's the 10 second clip they played at xyz scene in abc trailer, etc. Credit music is good too though. and yet more: If you're up real late and you're obscenely tired and still trying to finish an update on your website, you're at home, you keep nodding off and each time you wake up you reach for the splicer... (This happened to me. I kept thinking I was back at the theater fixing a splice on a sub-run) If you keep certain schedules because of 'sentimental value' If you've ever built a new control box for your rewind bench (Mine went the way of the do-do) If you make loops of songs you like from trailers...And they actually sound great...And you didn't have to resplice it a dozen times to make it the right length... (It's an illness I have) If you've ever said "i had a brainwrap" instead of "brainfart"  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-30-2004 08:49 PM                        quote: Dennis Benjamin You remove a frame of a film and have it made into a slide for your slide presentation. Hopefully it's a frame from a trailer.  |  IP: Logged Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-30-2004 11:56 PM                     quote: Dennis Benjamin Your projectors have names I'm guilty of that one!  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-31-2004 12:13 AM                     quote: Dennis Benjamin quote: Dennis Benjamin Your projectors have names (for the projectionist who has spent WAY too much time in the booth). Mine were Goose, Maverick, Hollywood and Iceman when I worked in Downtown L.A. Ken: Share with the masses, what were their names?  |  IP: Logged

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